Inter Miami will host the LA Galaxy at Chase Stadium on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT. Inter Miami is 6th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 12–5–6 (points 42) and Galaxy is at the bottom of the Western Conference with a record of 3–15–7 heading into the weekend.

Luis Suarez scored twice on penalty kicks and Inter Miami overcame Lionel Messi's absence to beat Tigres UANL from Mexico 2-1 in a Leagues Cup quarterfinal Wednesday night.

Messi made his injury return, scoring a game-deciding goal in the 84th minute, Jordi Alba (43’) and Luis Suarez (89’) also scored goals, and Inter Miami beat the defending MLS Cup champion L.A. Galaxy 3-1 at Chase Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 16.

Inter Miami will face Liga MX side Tigres with a ticket to the 2025 Leagues Cup semifinals on the line, but they’ll have to do so without their best player: Lionel Messi.

The Argentine superstar had missed numerous scoring chances in his return from injury Saturday night against the LA Galaxy, but in the match’s waning minutes, Messi scored the go-ahead goal, then assisted on another to help lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory.

Bizarre scenes unfolded during Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup match against Tigres UANL as Javier Mascherano was seen coaching through a phone call after being shown a red card, while Lionel Messi skipped the game.

The most common formation used by the head coach of the LA Galaxy, Greg Vanney, is the 4-2-3-1 formation. It is what worked during the team's historic playoff run last season. Unfortunately, history was made another way when the Galaxy lost to Miami for the first time during the regular season.

Inter Miami picked up a 3–1 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday night, but not everything is going well for the Herons.